Matthew 21:45
Matthew 21:45-46 The Message (MSG)
When the religious leaders heard this story, they knew it was aimed at them. They wanted to arrest Jesus and put him in jail, but, intimidated by public opinion, they held back. Most people held him to be a prophet of God.
Matthew 21:45 King James Version (KJV)
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Matthew 21:45 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them.
Matthew 21:45 New Century Version (NCV)
When the leading priests and the Pharisees heard these stories, they knew Jesus was talking about them.
Matthew 21:45 American Standard Version (ASV)
And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
Matthew 21:45 New International Version (NIV)
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.
Matthew 21:45 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them.
Matthew 21:45 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was talking about them.
Matthew 21:45 New Living Translation (NLT)
When the leading priests and Pharisees heard this parable, they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers.